What is metasomatic replacement?
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Metasomatic replacement is the method whereby wood petrifies (silica replaces the wood fibres), one mineral forms a pseudomorph of another, or an ore body takes the place of an equal volume of rock. ... Replacement takes place first along major channels in a host rock through which the hydrothermal solutions flow.
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Metasomatic replacement is the method whereby wood petrifies (silica replaces the wood fibres), one mineral forms a pseudomorph of another, or an ore body takes the place of an equal volume of rock. ... Replacement takes place first along major channels in a host rock through which the hydrothermal solutions flow.
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